Interim govt in pressure to declare specific roadmap for the polls

Nine months have passed since the interim government took office, but most political parties, including the country’s main political party, BNP, are expressing anger over the fact that a specific roadmap for the elections has not yet been declared.

The distance between the parties and the government is increasing and the parties are threatening to launch a movement on this demand.

In addition, the deteriorating law and order situation, the plight of industries and investments, worker dissatisfaction, and criticism of the government is also increasing among ordinary citizens as protests and struggles spread to various government institutions and people take to the streets.

According to political experts, the pressure from political parties on the government to demand elections will continue to increase in the coming days.

Therefore, the government will have to take a decision on this matter quickly.

At the BNP standing committee meeting at its Gulshan office on Monday night, the parliamentary elections and some recent issues were discussed, including Ishraq Hossain’s swearing-in as mayor and demanding justice for the murder of Chhatra Dal leader Shahriar Alam Samya.

The meeting, chaired by party acting chairman Tarique Rahman, was virtually connected from London.

Dissatisfaction was expressed at the meeting that a specific roadmap for the elections has not been announced even after nine months of the interim government.

Addressing the leaders, he said that a dark shadow is visible on the path to establishing democracy.

Party leaders believe that some vested interests within the government are playing negative politics over the elections.

If their attempt is successful, the country’s democratic governance system will be under threat in the long term.

The people of the country did not have the right to vote for a decade and a half, so in July-August, the people stood up against the dictatorship. They gave their blood. And finally, they ousted the fascist Hasina government.

To overcome the current atmosphere of anxiety and uncertainty, and to protect the country from potential conflict, there is no alternative to mutual understanding and coordination among the key stakeholders—namely, the government, the armed forces, the BNP, the NCP, Jamaat-e-Islam, and other political forces.

We want the roadmap for the national elections to be announced as soon as possible.

Effective steps should be taken to address the chaotic situation in the social and economic sectors. Peace and stability should be maintained in the country.